The new OS lets users stream games from their mac or PC to their Steam-powered machine over the home network.

The SteamOS will also allow users on multiple accounts to take turns playing a single game downloaded to a SteamOS machine.

Valve says the OS will result in improved performance for PC gaming. “We have achieved significant performance increases in graphics processing, and we’re now targeting audio performance and reductions in input latency at the operating system level,” reads the website dedicated to the release.

Valve has indicated in the past that it would like to introduce new gaming hardware. After hearing the announcement and looking at the symbols for the upcoming releases Reddit is buzzing with the possibility that one of those future announcements could be the long-awaited Steambox.